fix
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/fɪks/]
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Senses
1. fix (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
2. fix (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.: (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
Example: He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"
3. fix (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
Example: A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
4. fix (noun) — sense 4
Definition: A repair or corrective action.
Example: That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
Concept: Починка
5. fix (noun) — sense 5
Definition: A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
Example: It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
6. fix (noun) — sense 6
Definition: A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.
Example: And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.
Structure of the word
Roots:- dʰeygʷ (Proto-Indo-European)
Connections
Polarities
Creation ↔ Destruction — concept «Починка»
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